H. B. Warner

Infobox actor
name = H. B. Warner


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birthdate = 26 October 1875
birthplace = St John's Wood, London, England
deathdate = 21 December 1958
deathplace = Woodland Hills, Los Angeles

H. B. Warner (26 October 1875 - 21 December 1958) was an English actor.

He was born Henry Byron Charles Stewart Warner-Lickford [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800042382/bio H. B. Warner Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] in St John's Wood, London, England in 1875. His father, Charles Warner, was an actor, and, although young Harry had initially thought about studying medicine, he eventually followed in his father's footsteps and performed on the stage.

Warner began his film career in silent films in 1914, when he debuted in "The Lost Paradise". He played lead roles, culminating in the role of Jesus Christ in Cecil B. DeMille's silent film epic, "The King of Kings" in 1927. Following that film, he was usually cast in dignified roles, in such movies as the 1930 version of "Liliom" (as the Heavenly Magistrate), "Grand Canary" (1934, as Dr. Ismay), the 1935 version of "A Tale of Two Cities" (as Charles Darnay's servant), "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936) (as the judge), the original 1937 version of "Lost Horizon" (as Chang, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), "You Can't Take It with You" (1938), "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939), "The Rains Came" (1939), and "The Corsican Brothers". In "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946) he played what was for him, an atypical role, as the drunken druggist. He also appeared in "Sunset Boulevard" (1950) (in which he played himself) and "The Ten Commandments" (1956). Occasionally, Warner was seen in a sinister role, as in the 1941 film version of "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1941), in which he played the ghost of John Hathorne.

Warner was married twice:
# Rita Stanwood 1919
# F.R.Hamlin

Warner has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6600 Hollywood Blvd. He died in Woodland Hills, California in 1958 aged 83.

Partial filmography

*"The Ghost Breaker" (1914)
*"The King of Kings" (1927)
*"Sorrell and Son" (1927)
*"The Divine Lady" (1929)
*"The Show of Shows" (1929)
*"The Green Goddess" (1930)
*"Five Star Final" (1931)
*"Sorrell and Son" (1933), remake of the 1927 film
*"Grand Canary" (1934)
*"In Old Santa Fe" (1934)
*"A Tale of Two Cities" (1935)
*"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936)
*"Lost Horizon" (1937)
*"Victoria the Great" (1937)
*"The Adventures of Marco Polo" (1938)
*"You Can't Take It With You" (1938)
*"The Rains Came" (1939)
*"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939)
*"Topper Returns" (1941)
*"The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1941)
*"The Corsican Brothers" (1941)
*"Crossroads" (1942)
*"Hitler's Children" (1943)
*"Women in Bondage" (1943)
*"It's a Wonderful Life" (1946)
*"High Wall" (1947)
*"Hellfire" (1949)
*"The Ten Commandments" (1956)

References

External links

*imdb name|name=H.B. Warner|id=0912478

Persondata
NAME= Warner, H. B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 26 October 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH= St John's Wood, London
DATE OF DEATH= 21 December 1958
PLACE OF DEATH= Woodland Hills, Los Angeles